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Peter Curran and guests take over the Radio 4 airwaves for a glorious forty five minutes of eclectic conversation and music.

Peter is joined by none other than one of television's most popular presenters, Fern Britton. With interviews as varied as Dolly Parton and Tony Blair under her belt, the former This Morning presenter returns to our screens with her brand new Channel 4 five o'clock chat show, Fern. Not only that, she draws on her thirty years of TV experience for her debut novel, New Beginnings.

Choreographer, theatre director and former dancer Arlene Phillips presents a new show, Midnight Tango. Featuring Strictly Come dancing stars Vincent and Flavia, which is about to go on nationwide tour. Plus she's back to judge 麻豆社 One's prime time dance show, So You Think You Can Dance?

And Peter meets the alternative drag artist Ty Jeffries, who brings his award winning show starring Miss Hope Springs to the Drill Hall, London.

Emma Freud talks to the equestrienne circus star and grand daughter of Billy Smart, Yasmine Smart, as she starts her first tour of the UK for 25 years as part of Zippo's Circus: Horsepower.

Music from Singing Adams. Formed by Steven Adams, the former lead singer of the cult group the Broken Family Band, they bring their indie folk to the Loose Ends studio.

Plus an acoustic set from Austin, Texas, as Will Sheff and Patrick Pestorius from rock group Okkervil River perform Weave Room Blues.

Producer: Jane Thurlow.